Western Influence on Asia and Africa
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A 6 page overview of the varying interactions of African and Asian countries to Western influence. Provides specific examples from Sudan, Gold Coast (Ghana), Kenya, Morocco, Japan, China, Ethiopia, and elsewhere. Emphasizes that these reactions varied from almost total cooperation to armed resistance and were dependent on a number of factors including time period, previous interrelationships, degree of Western penetration, and economics. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPAsiaAf.wps

What Should Japan do Now?
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A 10 page paper discussing the impasse at which Peru and Japan have arrived concerning extradition of Peru’s former president Fujimori, who Peru has charged with gross corruption and crimes against humanity. Fujimori was born in Peru of parents who had immigrated from Japan. They registered his birth, resulting in dual citizenship. Japan refuses to extradite based on Fujimori’s citizenship status plus the fact that it has no extradition treaty with Peru. The paper reviews the significance of the issue, the various arguments from both sides and provides a list of possible alternatives, including deferring to an international mediator for resolution. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSperuJapanFuji.rtf

Why Did the U.S. Drop the A-Bomb on Japan?
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This 15 page paper explores the reasons given—and the real reason—why the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: HVAbomb.rtf

Why Japanese Cooking is Healthy
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This 7 page paper looks at Japanese fare and compares it with other types of foods. Reasons why it is healthy, and what to look out for, are key components of this well researched paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA450Jap.rtf

Why Pearl Harbor Was Unavoidable: A Japanese Perspective
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In five pages this paper examines why the Japanese had no choice but to attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and considers how propaganda was used to influence the thoughts and feelings of the people in support of this effort. Ten sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGpearlhar.rtf

Wiesel & Levi / Two Views On The Holocaust
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A 10 page research paper which analyzes the work of the two most preeminent witnesses to the Holocaust-Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi. The writer looks specifically at The Drowned and the Saved by Levi and the Night, Dawn, Day trilogy by Wiesel, and demonstrates that although these two men went through similar experiences, their ultimate orientation to those experiences are extremely different. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: 2viewsh.rtf

Women in Traditional Japanese and Chinese Cultures
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This 5 page paper discusses the role of women in traditional Japanese and Chinese cultures, and how that role has evolved over the years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVWmAsia.rtf

Women's Role During Japan's Heian Era
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10 pages in length. Women during Japan's Heian era (794-1192) were represented as a combination of an oppressed yet liberated gender, inasmuch as there existed significant patriarchal overtones but at the same time these oppressive tendencies were responsible for unleashing a wealth of literary mastery that may have forever lay dormant. While there was a certain population of women during Japan's Heian era who held high social position due to their business or personal relations, the primary focus rests upon those women who, by way of patriarchal influence, sought to break free from such constraints through the written word. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCheian.wps

Women's Roles in the Work of(Japanese author) Hayashi Fumiko
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(4 pp) Hayashi Fumiko's work places Japanese women in the role of hero/heroine in a world that has previously only allocated that status, or "badge of honor" to men of prestige. As a person and an author she claims the right to wear that badge herself.
Filename: BBhayasi.doc

World War II and Asian Immigrants:
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This 4 page paper discusses the influx of Asian immigrants to the United States after World War II and how it was common for Americans to lump them all together instead of identifying the many different nationalities that actually comprised this influx. Furthermore, this paper delves into the reasons for this misunderstanding of the diversity of Asian immigrants. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: GSAsnimm.rtf

World War II Battle of Iwo Jima
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In five pages this paper examines this famous Second World War battle of February to March 1945 and includes the events that led up to it, the importance of controlling the island, and the combat conditions confronting the U.S. Marines. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGiwojima.rtf

Yakuza
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A 25 page in depth paper on the Yakuza (Japanese Organized Crime Syndicates). The writer details the history, organization, activities of the Yakuza in Japan and abroad and also talks about Yakuza's linkage to other organized crime groups. Provided, are in depth discussions of past and recent Yakuza bosses, Yakuza activity in the international drug trade, sexual slavery, financial sabotage, corporate manipulation, loansharking, etc. Report is based on information obtained from Yakuza: Past & Present. Primary source cited in Bibliography.
Filename: Yakuza2.rtf

Zen Buddhism & Japanese Culture
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A 10 page essay that uses Daisetz Suzuki's text Zen and Japanese Culture to discuss the interconnected nature of the relationship between Zen Buddhism and Japanese culture. Drawing on Suzuki's text and argument, the writer argues that Buddhism and specifically Zen Buddhism has made numerous contributions to Japanese culture and has been a significant force in shaping the life of the Japanese people (Suzuki 21). No additional sources cited.
Filename: khzensuz.rtf

ZEN BUDDHISM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF DAILY LIVING
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This 12 page paper considers the background development of Zen Buddhism, its spread in the modern world, and the key concepts as they relate to daily living. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHZenPsy.rtf

Zoris and Tabi: Japanese Footwear
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A 3 page paper which examines the history and use of Japanese footwear known as zoris and tabi. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAzoris.rtf